Brooklyn Robins vs Chicago Cubs
August 5, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1929 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Brooklyn Robins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Robins 8, Chicago Cubs 9

Brooklyn Robins ab   r   h rbi
Gilbert 3b 7 0 3 1
Frederick cf 8 1 1 0
Herman rf 6 2 3 1
Hendrick lf 8 1 3 1
Bissonette 1b 5 2 3 1
Moore E. ss 3 1 1 0
  Bancroft ss 2 0 0 0
Rhiel 2b 5 1 1 1
Picinich c 3 0 1 1
  DeBerry c 3 0 0 0
Morrison p 2 0 0 0
  Bressler ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore C. p 0 0 0 0
  Vance p 4 0 1 0
Totals 57 8 17 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McMillan 3b 8 1 0 0
English ss 8 2 3 0
Hornsby 2b 3 2 0 0
Wilson cf 8 2 3 2
Cuyler rf 7 2 3 3
Stephenson lf 7 0 4 4
Grimm 1b 5 0 0 0
Taylor c 4 0 0 0
  Heathcote ph 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez c 1 0 0 0
  Hartnett ph 0 0 0 0
  Schulte c 0 0 0 0
Root p 3 0 0 0
  Cvengros p 0 0 0 0
  Bush p 3 0 0 0
  Moore ph 1 0 0 0
  Nehf p 0 0 0 0
Totals 59 9 13 9
Brooklyn 000 100 330 100 000 08171
Chicago 000 005 020 100 000 19133
  Brooklyn Robins IP H R ER BB SO
Morrison   6.0 5 5 4 2 4
  Moore   1.0 1 2 2 1 1
  Vance  L(7-9) 8.1 7 2 2 4 7
Totals
15.1
13
9
8
7
12
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Root   7.0 8 5 3 2 3
  Cvengros   0.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Bush   8.0 7 2 2 4 2
  Nehf  W(6-4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
16.0
17
8
5
7
5

  E–E. Moore (19), English (26), Hornsby (18), Wilson (7).  DP–Chicago 2. Hornsby-English-Grimm, Hornsby-English-Grimm.  2B–Brooklyn Frederick (36); Herman 2 (30); Bissonette (17), Chicago English (19); Wilson (20); Cuyler (18); Stephenson (25).  3B–Brooklyn Hendrick (3), Chicago English (3); Cuyler (5).  SH–Gilbert (20); E. Moore (7); Picinich (7); Grimm (9).  Team LOB–11.  Team–12.  SB–Stephenson (6).  U–Charlie Moran, Edward McLaughlin, Barry McCormick.
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